Post navigation

One wounded in Whittier shooting

WHITTIER — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the scene of a shooting Monday near the Frontier Continuation School, authorities said.The shooting was reported at 12:07 p.m. near the intersection of Painter Avenue and Mulberry Drive, in an unincorporated county area just outside of Whittier, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. John Steele said.A description of the victim was unavailable, and he was taken to a local hospital where his condition was unknown, the sergeant said.Deputies cordoned off the area and blocked traffic on nearby residential streets as they searched for the suspect or suspects.

Comments Policy

We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.

If you see comments that you find offensive, please use the “Flag as Inappropriate” feature by hovering over the right side of the post, and pulling down on the arrow that appears. Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@langnews.com.